hist285: Technology in Historical Perspective

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The following pages were developed by the students of Drexel University's hist285: Technology in Historical Perspective, in completion of the requirements of the course. The views and analyses contained in the individual pages are the students' own, and do not represent the opinions or conclusions of Drexel University nor the instructor(s) of hist285, nor can the instructor(s) vouch for the accuracy of the information contained herein.

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  1. Home
  2. --Wiki Sign-Ups for Spring 2009
  3. 30th Street Station
  4. 3D Colonial Philadelphia
  5. Academy of Music
  6. Baker Bowl
  7. Bar Code Technology
  8. Benjamin_Franklin_Bridge
  9. Brewing In Philadelphia--Colonial Era Through Prohibition
  10. Brewing in Philadelphia--Demise of Post-Prohibition Breweries
  11. Brewing in Philadelphia--Microbreweries
  12. Brodie Helmet
  13. Carpet Manufacturing in Philadelphia
  14. Citizens Bank Park Design Philosophy
  15. Comcast Center
  16. Communication Technology--Progress in
  17. Communication--Contributions of Franklin, Benjamin
  18. Culture and the Internet
  19. Delaware Expressway--Effects on Waterfront
  20. Dental Drills
  21. Drexel University
  22. E-ZPass
  23. Eastern State Penitentiary--Abandonment of Quaker Ideals
  24. EB Games
  25. Electric Chair- Influence on Moral Thought and Scientific Debate
  26. Electric Wheelchair, The
  27. Electrification--Philadelphia
  28. Evolution of American Firefighting to a Technical Profession
  29. Federal Interstate Highway
  30. Football Helmets
  31. Fort Mifflin
  32. Franklin Institute
  33. Graterford Prison--Progressivism and Impact of Pinchot, Gifford
  34. Insulin Pump
  35. J.B. Campbell Water Wheels--From Technology to Aesthetic Landscape Elements
  36. Library Company of Philadelphia
  37. Motorcycles
  38. Odometer
  39. Pennsylvania Hospital
  40. Pennsylvania Railroad--Decentralization
  41. Pennsylvania Railroad--Innovations
  42. Philadelphia City Hall
  43. Philadelphia City Hall--Effects on the Growth of Philadelphia
  44. Philadelphia International Airport
  45. Philadelphia Navy Yard
  46. Philadelphia Railroads
  47. Philadelphia South Street Bridge
  48. Philadelphia Water Works
  49. Philadelphia's Biosolids Recycling Center
  50. PhillyPolice&Tech
  51. Post Office--Influence of Franklin, Benjamin
  52. Pretzel, Soft
  53. Printing and Book-Making
  54. Roebling's Aqueduct
  55. SEPTA--Route 104
  56. Sewers and Sewage Systems--Philadelphia
  57. Steamboat--Fitch, John
  58. Subway--Comparative System Development in Philadelphia and Boston
  59. Sunoco, Inc. - Catalytic Cracking
  60. Tacony-Palmyra Bridge--Effect on Philadelphia
  61. Technology and Safety - Philadelphia International Airport
  62. Telegraph, Electric--Samuel Morse and an Instrument of Imperial Expansion
  63. The Computer and Internet
  64. The Delaware River, Philadelphia’s Industry and Infrastructure
  65. The Electric Guitar
  66. The ENIAC & Nuclear Weapon Proliferation
  67. The Radio
  68. Transportation, Public--Evolution in Philadelphia
  69. United States Mint
  70. University of Pennsylvania
  71. Walnut Street Prison
  72. Wanamaker's
  73. Whitall House
  74. William Penn and the Founding of Philadelphia
  75. Winemaking in America- the 20th Century to the present
  76. Wireless Philadelphia Project--Weaknesses